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/kənˈtɪn.d͡ʒəntˌɪz.əm/ · noun
(philosophy) The philosophy concerned with the contingency of existence or other metaphysical concepts..
Necessitism is the view that necessarily everything is necessarily something (so ontology is non-contingent). Analogously, permanentism is the view that always everything is always something (so ontology is unchanging). Different ways of developing these views are distinguished. On the other side, contingentism is the negation of necessitism, and temporaryism is the negation of permanentism.
Throughout this book, I use the term "contingentism" to denote a way of understanding existence that differs usefully from the standard essentialist view.
Use contingentism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Contingentism means (philosophy) The philosophy concerned with the contingency of existence or other metaphysical concepts..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include necessitism.
Necessitism is the view that necessarily everything is necessarily something (so ontology is non-contingent). Analogously, permanentism is the view that always everything is always something (so ontology is unchanging). Different ways of developing these views are distinguished. On the other side, contingentism is the negation of necessitism, and temporaryism is the negation of permanentism.
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